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Re: __dict__ is neato torpedo!

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On 2011.06.11 09:13 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> So never update from a random object you don't know well.
Of course. In the project I'm working on, this will be used in the
__init__() method of a class that accepts a pair of dictionaries or
possibly **kwargs (for flexibility and to avoid the very problem of an
object without a __dict__).
> A second, more subtle risk: not all objects have a __dict__. But if you 
> obey the rule about never updating from arbitrary objects you don't know, 
> then you won't be surprised by an object with no __dict__.
What objects don't (other than the obvious ones like strings,
dictionaries, ints and lists)?

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__dict__ is neato torpedo! Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-06-11 20:32 -0500
  Re: __dict__ is neato torpedo! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-12 02:13 +0000
    Re: __dict__ is neato torpedo! Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-06-11 21:28 -0500
      Re: __dict__ is neato torpedo! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-12 08:47 +0000
        Re: __dict__ is neato torpedo! Hans Mulder <hansmu@xs4all.nl> - 2011-06-12 17:20 +0200

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